<p>The person who posted the original question is a foreign student so he does not know about big cities in America. In big cities there are many crime-infested areas and you have to know to stay away from them especially when you are by yourself, at night, does not know the language or how to handle difficult situations well. When there is a safer town closer to campus like Ann Arbor, there is no reason for a foreign student to live in Detroit.</p>